Waterbury Swiss Automatics in Connecticut hasn’t seen a decline in orders thanks to an uncommon blend of customer industries and raw material sources.
Squeezed by utility rate hikes and staggering U.S. tariffs, Taiwan's vital fastener industry is forced to “hold on and wait for customers to renegotiate prices.”
President of Sems & Specials and MD of JM Tor Par will serve prominent division roles at the Industrial Fasteners Institute.
Following a devastating factory fire in February, some fastener manufacturers (possibly Howmet Aerospace and LISI Aerospace) have accepted contracts to provide an alternate supply at higher prices.
Bookings in the first quarter of 2025 increased, driven by new fastener components qualified in early 2024 and electronic modernization efforts on U.S. DoD missile defense programs.
Falling cabin ceilings during takeoff divert two Delta airline flights, likely caused by improperly torqued fasteners “designed to be tight but not too tight in case flight attendants have to get to the wiring for a fire.”
Unlike 2018, 232 tariffs imposed in March by U.S. President Donald Trump on steel and aluminum imports cover imported screws, nails, and bolts.
Shannon is a second-generation leader who dedicated 47 years to Tower Fasteners, expanding his father's company by opening its first European distribution site in Dublin, Ireland.
LoneStar opened sites in Calgary and Toronto, promising order “integrity” with fully certified UK-origin fasteners and other products.
$40 million advanced manufacturing facility features 38,000 sq ft of manufacturing space on 5.8 acres, with a larger facility planned in two years.
Rolled Threads was founded in 1985 by Gerald “Jerry” Buscher, who started with two thread rolling machines in a modest rented space.
New executive previously served as VP & GM of LindFast Solutions Group’s Solution Ind | Hi-Q | Merco Tape after joining Lindstrom from Solution Industries.
